diff --git a/dashboard.php b/dashboard.php
index 66aad54..d1418b2 100644
--- a/dashboard.php
+++ b/dashboard.php
@@ -1,72 +1,25 @@
 <?php
 session_start();
+header("Content-Type: application/json");
 
-if (!isset($_SESSION['user_id'])) {
-    header('Location: login.php');
+require "db/config.php";
+
+$userId = $_SESSION['user_id'] ?? null;
+
+if (!$userId) {
+    http_response_code(401);
+    echo json_encode(["error" => "unauthorized"]);
     exit;
 }
 
-?>
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8">
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-    <title>Dashboard - AI Cinema Engine</title>
-    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
-</head>
-<body>
-<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
-  <div class="container-fluid">
-    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">AI Cinema Engine</a>
-    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNav">
-      <ul class="navbar-nav ms-auto">
-        <li class="nav-item">
-          <a class="nav-link" href="logout.php">Logout</a>
-        </li>
-      </ul>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</nav>
-<div class="container mt-5">
-    <h1>Welcome to your Dashboard</h1>
-    <p>Hello, <?php echo htmlspecialchars($_SESSION['user_email']); ?>!</p>
-    <p>This is your protected dashboard. You can manage your projects and scenes from here.</p>
+$stmt = $pdo->prepare("
+    SELECT id, title, status, created_at, updated_at, final_video_url
+    FROM projects
+    WHERE user_id = ?
+    ORDER BY created_at DESC
+");
+$stmt->execute([$userId]);
 
-    <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center mt-5 mb-3">
-        <h2>My Projects</h2>
-        <a href="create_project.php" class="btn btn-primary">Create New Project</a>
-    </div>
-
-    <?php
-    require_once 'db/config.php';
-    $pdo = db();
-    $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM projects WHERE user_id = ? ORDER BY created_at DESC");
-    $stmt->execute([$_SESSION['user_id']]);
-    $projects = $stmt->fetchAll();
-
-    if (count($projects) > 0):
-    ?>
-    <div class="list-group">
-        <?php foreach ($projects as $project): ?>
-            <a href="view_project.php?id=<?php echo $project['id']; ?>" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">
-                <div class="d-flex w-100 justify-content-between">
-                    <h5 class="mb-1"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($project['title']); ?></h5>
-                    <small>Status: <?php echo htmlspecialchars($project['status']); ?></small>
-                </div>
-                <p class="mb-1">Last updated: <?php echo $project['updated_at']; ?></p>
-            </a>
-        <?php endforeach; ?>
-    </div>
-    <?php else: ?>
-    <div class="text-center p-5 border rounded">
-        <h4>No projects yet.</h4>
-        <p>Get started by creating your first project.</p>
-    </div>
-    <?php endif; ?>
-
-
-</div>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
-</body>
-</html>
+echo json_encode($stmt->fetchAll());
+exit;
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
